Necktie holder



P. L. MARKEY NECKTIE HOLDER Jul 3, 1923.

F-iled Aprilrl7 1922 Patented July 3, 1923.

10 adapted to support'w-and'hold upzthe"tie:inits-proper position onath'eicollarzz One 10f vthe obj ects 10f. my invention' is: to provider an -improved necktie-holder onw-hich:

the" tiemay be temporarily *mounted 'or' re= moved therefrom? without "the necessity of;

untying the four imhandiknot inithe tie:-

further" object is tovprovide a device which is r' adapted'r'toz: hold" theatiei after: the" same 'hasib'een tied on the. collan. upix-in 2' propertpositionrand thereby prevent the itiezzfrom efallingmelo-w the; icollar button :which u'sually gives "the wearer a shiftless appear ance. Azfurther objectlis to provide a'n'ecle tiea'holder'which will occupy the least possi- 2 =ble space between theifolds of :the collar; These-1 and? other ."oloj cots: are? obtained by providing? a construction and arrangement? of: theevarious: .parts; in; the manner herei-ni'-= after' described-and particularly pointed" out *inithe'apvp'endedrclaimsx' v v Reference-is toiloe had toitheaccompa-ny ing] drawings 1 forming a. m; of th is speci= fication in which similar figures or.refer'-:.-=

ences'aindicate corresponding partszithroughe outitherseveral.views;, 1 Referring to the drawings :2

Fig: 1 isi 'asidegelevat-i-onal view showings; the manner in: which myimpro-ved necktie I bani? c'providedww ithaa' series:ofnotches0111 oneaedgezithereo-f :whichzarev adap'tedf tov de I holderf'supports "a'ati'e on- ;aoollar v 1 horizontal plane passing through the collar button" in 1; i L

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of my improved necktie holder; 7

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken on a vertical plane passing through the collar button in Fig.1; Y Fig, 5 is a front elevational view showing the manner in which thenecktie holder may be utilized to support the tie in its proper position on the collar when the tie is positioned in the usual manner around the collar; Fig. 6 is a top plan ,viewshowing' the I manner in which sharp points aggressively engage the necktie in supporting it in its proper position on the collar;

"7" i 1 nnok'rrnrronnnm a necktie holder" and :..1n'0re 'ipartic ularl t a I devicg :Which: is

Fig. 12 -is a Zcross {sectional .view taken 1on2 an "the collar.

Application filed-April 17, I922. Serial No." 5551,2125

Figzzfi '=isi-sarfront elevationalalview" of a' f modifiedmform: ofmyrnecktie-v holder and 1 Fig: :8. is a side" elevational Yview partly: in-"sectionaofFigzi 7.: r v

lnzcarryingxout my invention, I employa'xmain hasezportion. or support l' which is preferably; made 1' of onefl piece of flexible metallic material: The base portion 51? is" provided withiaai longitudinallyextending slo'tG whichn isiadapted to islidablyi recei-ve a Y Y shalrkjnportion113;: of the 'r collar 'buttonff 14.1

Laterallytextending and :curveddownwardly? frozni thexb'ody portion: 1 :are arms 45. J The outeri end of the arms ;4 have rformed' as a continuation? thereof, vertically disposed prongs v5. 7 These prongs 5 iare somconn-ect'ed' with the 3.11118 14 38 2130 form' v sockets :3: which: I are adapted"; to support that 'portion' of the tie extendingsr'aroundz 1 the." collar when theholder is emp'loyed' to" support the-tie :in" the manner "shown :in' Fig.15if At t the upper lPOI' tions; oftherrpro'ngs 52am: laterally extending 1' projections-'16:? These-' are? normally-eniploye'dczto prevent. the tie from slipping "01f Y I thecsprongs"5 whenflmountedon' the necktie holder'rassshown in'f'Figulz' To'lin'crease thestrengthi ofi'thechodyv portion 1 and itdpre ventthe arms k-fromfbeing distorted, I have: provided an": arch .210 "formed "integrally with theirmainzb'od-yrportionli This-arch 10. is providediwitlr an -enlarged i opening which is an continuation: of vthe slot: '6; Thisiiopeningr isiada ptedgto'treceives' theihead of the collar:

button/14 asw; shown .1111 :P'Fig. 21:: In order to 3 take; carex of diiferent r heights of, collarsyls; have provided meariszfonrelatively adjustv ing": the necktie above: the i collar 'button; on the :yc'ollar. This: meansrcom-prisesw a latch tachably engagexaii shank-:portion 13905: the,"

ally connected to the main portion 1 at the lower end thereof and is normally pressed into engagement with the collar button 1 11- by means of a spring 8. Spring 8 has'one' end connected tothe body'portion, 1 and the other end thereof connected to thelatch bar 7. The latch bar 7 is controlled or. operated by a finger lever 15 formed integrally with and extending laterally from the latch bar, 7. The arms 4 are provided on" their top' edges with upwardly projecting points 9 which are adapted to pierce the tie for sup porting the same in its proper position on v In order to fit collars of various sizes, I have provided a holder having a curvature to conform or to coincide with the curvature of a collar of the smallest size and'when the holder is used in connection with a considerably larger collar, the flexibility of the material of the holder is suflicient to conform the holder to the curvature of the larger collar.

In thevoperation of the above described device, it will be understood that the same is capable of use with the fourin-hand tie made in the usual way as shown in "Fig. 5,

that is,- after the tie has been tied on the collar in the usual manner my improved necktie holder is inserted beneath the knot of the tie with the collar button 14: passing down the slot 6 and the prongs 5 passing between the necktie 11*andthe inner told 12 of the collar. hen the points 9. aggressively engage the knot portion or the tie 11 until the tie is raised to the upper portion or proper position on the collar. The latch bar is then looked in the 'propernotch on the" collar button 13 and thus the tie is firmly supported in its proper position.

The better result, both in appearance to the wearer and in the life of the tie, is

obtained by tying a fourein-h and tie by forming the tie '11 around the prongs 5 as shown in Fig. 1. By doing this the tie may be I removed from the necktie holder without untying the knot and another, one substi- Provided. This .modifiedKform-shown in these two last mentionedfigures may be emtuted in its place. By this arrangement it will be "understood;that a permanently formed tie will keep its shape and appe arance considerably longer than a tie that is continuously being tied and untied. I s

In Figs. 7 and 8 the prongs 5 ofthe necktie holder are substantially in the same plane as the body portion of the necktie-holder and additional inwardly projections 17 are ployed in connection with soft collars. That is, the tie is formed aboutthe necktie holder insubstantially the same manner as above described and the points 17 may be employed to engage the cornersof the soft collars and hold them in their proper position.

While in the above specification I have de scribed but one embodiment which my invention may assume in practice, it willbe understood however that the same is capable of modification, and that modification may be employed without departing from the :2. In arnecktie holder, a base, armsex-' tendingoutwardly from said base, prongs formed integrally with said arms, aslot extending vertically in said base andranarch member extending across said slot necting said arms'together. 1 3. In a necktie holder, a-base,, arms extending outwardly from said base, prongs connected tosaidarms. and extending upwardly therefrom, and sockets formedbe tween said arms and prongs for a tie in position on said holder.

supporting 14. In a necktie holder, a base having extending laterally therefrom, a pluralityof prongs connected to the outer ends of said arms and positioned parallel with respect" to each other, saidrbase having a slot exr tending vertically" therein, and a'n arched member formed integrally with-said base having an enlarged opening forming a continuation of the slot in said base.

for con-.

5. In a necktie holder, a base, arms extending-upwardly from said base, prongs formed integrally with said arms, there be-. ing a slot extendingverticallyin said'base,

and a reinforcing member formed integrally with said base and extending from 'avp ointthe top of" the slot on said base adjacent thereof. I I

. 6. In anecktie holder, at base, curved arms extendin outwardly from said base, there being a s ot in said base, vertically disposed prongs formed integrally with and extend- 1 ing upwardly fro-m said arms, and 'a rein-x forcing member formed integrally with said base and positioned adjacent said slot..

PETER L. MA -Kari 

